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• Florida GOP U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross will not run for re-election

  Decision opens up another potential Democratic target in the Sunshine State ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com LAKELAND, Florida (CFP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross has…

• Florida Governor Rick Scott announces U.S. Senate run

  Race between Scott and incumbent U.S. Senator Bill Nelson could be nation’s most expensive ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com ORLANDO (CFP) — Republican Florida Governor Rick…

• Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith picked for U.S. Senate vacancy

  Selection sets up contentious special election battle with Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi (CFP) — State Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith has been picked…

• Chris McDaniel switches to open U.S. Senate race in Mississippi

  Decision sets off feud with Governor Phil Bryant, who tells McDaniel that Senate “is not the business for you” ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor JACKSON,…

• Texas primaries narrow crowded fields in U.S. House races

  Valdez, White face off in Democratic governor’s primary; Cruz, O’Rourke in U.S. Senate race ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor AUSTIN — Texas primary voters have…

• Mississippi U.S. Senator Thad Cochran will resign April 1

  Ill health forces Mississippi’s senior senator from office after nearly 46 years on Capitol Hill ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com WASHINGTON (CFP) — U.S. Senator Thad…

• Chris McDaniel launches bid to unseat Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker

  McDaniel, a state senator, came close to defeating Mississippi’s other U.S. senator, Thad Cochran, in 2014 ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor ELLISVILLE, Mississippi (CFP) —…

• Report: Tennessee U.S. Senator Bob Corker to stick with retirement

  Decision clears way for Senate showdown between GOP U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn and former Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP)…